Donohue's Steak House Secures Lease Extension On Upper East Side: Report

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Donohue's Steak House, an Upper East Side institution of 67 years, has ended a dispute with its landlord to secure a lease for 10 more years in the neighborhood, according to reports.

The neighborhood spot popular for roast turkey platters and steaks was prepared to serve its last meals in its Lexington Avenue location after hitting a roadblock while negotiating a lease extension with its landlord, the New York Post reported.

Eventually both parties agreed to extend Donahue's lease for 10 years at $$22,000 a month, lawyer Kenneth Laub told the New York Post.

Donohue's Steak House opened in 1950 and is currently owned by Maureen Donohue-Peters, the granddaughter of the original founder, according to a 2015 profile of Donohue-Peters. She inherited the restaurant from her father Michael, according to the profile.

Over the years some of Donohue's regular patrons include Jimmy Fallon, Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff.

"The restaurant is an extension of my living and dining room," Donohue-Peters told the Times in 2015. "No one comes in here high on a horse. Whether they’re making $12,000 a year or $25 million a year, all my customers are treated the same."

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